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J. II. (.QIIAGKENBISH, OF EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVED WASHING MACHINE..

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, J. II. QlIACKE-Nnt'sll, otI East aginaw, in the county ot' Saginaw, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful improvement in Washing Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of.this specification. I

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and eiective machine for cleansing linen and other articles of domestic use, and it consists in subjecting the article to be washed to both a squeezing anda rubbing process at the same time, by means ot' corrugated rollers, as I will proceed to describe.

Figure l represents a vertical sectional elevation of the machine` showing the form of the box and frame and the rollers in cross-section. also the driving-wheel and pinions, the section being through the line a: ot' iig. 2.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section ot' the machine through the line y of 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Arepresents the box of the machine in which the washing is done. Il represents the legs. C is the driving-wheel, which has a handle attached to it, by which lthe wheel is revolved. D D are the two revolving corrugated rollers, which are driven, by pinions on their ends, by the shaft of' the main wheel C. E is a small corrugated roller, which is attached, by ljournals at its ends, to a frame, l", which frame is hinged to the top of the box A at one end, as seen at Z1, and which corresponds in size with the top-ot` the box, as seen in the draw ing. This roller E has long journals, which allow it to have a longitudinal motion over the rollers D D, and

yon the clothes in the processI of washing. This longitudinal and rubbing motion is given by a crank-shaft marked G, which has a wheel, G', on its upper end, whichengnges with the driving-wheel C. II is a vibrating lever, which is attached to the frame or box by a pivoted connection, as seen at d, on which pivot or pin it is vibrated by the COnueCtingrOdf. The upper end of this lever is secured to thc shaft or journal of the roller E by collars e o. The rodf is attached to the lever by a loose connection at one end, and to the crank G at the other, as seen in the drawing. The shattof the main wheel is connected to the box by a sleeve, y, and metallic frame or bracket i, which t'rame usupports the main wheel and thcv crank-shaft G below. On thc shaft of the main wheel there is a driving-pinion, J, as seen iu fig. I, und between the two rollers D Dtherc is a loose pinion, 1', which turns on a pivot or stud in the frame /z. This pinion is driven by the pinion J on the main-wheel shaft, und. it meshes into the gcar-wheels on the cnds'ot' the rollers D D.

The clothes are passed into the machine between the roller E and thc two rollers D D. And it will be seen that' by turning the driving-wheel by the handle m, the rollers D D will be revolved in the direction of the arrows, and the roller E will be given a rapid reciprocating or longitudinal and rubbing motion on the clothes. It will also be given a rotating motion by the movement ot' the clothes, as theyrpass through or are carried over the rollers D D. The roller E may be made to bear upon the clothes with more or less force by pressing upon the end of the frame F. n represents springs (one on cach side of the box) under the frame F, as seen in fig. 1.

.This roller, as well as the rollers D D, may be made ot' any suitable material, as wood or rubber, or wood covered with rubber or with any other mnt-eriahor in any other manner which may be found most suitable.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- I'. The roller E, having a longitudinal motion, substantially as described. in combination with rollers or other moving portion of a washing machine, for thc purposes set forth.

f5. The rollers D D, operated sul'istantially as described, in combination with the roller E.

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Witnesses:

lnvxu M. Snrrn, MARCUS M. Non'rox. 

